Article or accessory for smokers  use



(ModeL) l R; SJPEABODY. ARTICLE 0R ASOBSSORY FOR SMOKERS USE.

No. 529,046. I Patented Nov. 13, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT SINGLETON PEABODY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ARTICLE OR ACCESSORY FOR SMOKERS USE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,046, dated November13, 1894.

Application filed May 11, 1894. Serial No. 510,847. (Modem To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT SINGLETON PEABODY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pen nsyl- Vania, have invented a new anduseful Article or Accessory for Smokers Use, of which the following is aspecification.

The principal object of my present invention is to provide a neat,attractive, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive device adapted forapplication to tobacco pipes or cigars in order to cause the same tosmoke freely and pleasantly and to this end my invention consists of acasing provided with an air outlet leading to the tobacco, an air inletdischarging in said shell or casing and a light body confined betweenthe inlet and outlet as-is hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

The nature, characteristic features, and scope of my invention will bemore fully understood from the following descriptiontaken n connectionwith the accompaning draw mgs forming part hereof, and in which Figure1, is a perspective View of a device embodying features of my invention,and showing the same in application toa tobacco p pe. Fig. 2, is atransverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3, is a sectional View takenon the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a view illustrating a transversesection through a device embodying a modification of my invention. Fig.5, is a sectional View taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6, is a viewillustrating my invention in application to a cigar, and Fig. 7, is asectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, 1, is a casing or shell which may be of anyornamental or preferred configuration, and which is provided with anair-inlet 2, and with a reticulated air-outlet 3, adapted to be placedor fitted to the top of the bowl 4, ofthe pipe in any convenient orpreferred manner. This casing or shell 1, may be provided with anornamental handle, as illustrated in Fig. 1, having projections as 5 and6, which may be used to clean out the pipe bowl. However, the handle maybe omitted and the casing applied to the bowl 4, of the pipe in anyconvenient or required manner, for example, by

means of depending spring legs or feet, as shown in Fig. 4.

Within the casing is located a movable device, which when it movesproduces jarring or vibration of the casing and of the object to whichthe latter is applied. As shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6, and 7, this devicecomprises a wheel 7, resembling a turbine wheel, revolubly mountedbetween-suitable supports 8, and interposed in the path of the incomingdraft or current of air. As illustrated in Fig. 4, this movable devicecomprises a ball or other light body 9, afforded a range of motion inthe air-inlet 2, which may, for this purpose be enlargedas at 10, andprovided with a transversely ranging bar or stop pin 11, for preventingthe escape of the ball or light body 10. In either case, the movablebody serves to interrupt the draft or current of air entering the inlet2, and to break it up into intermittent or interrupted drafts orcurrents, and also to vibrate or shake the casing and article to whichit is applied whereby the tobacco is loosened and permitted to burnfreely.

The mode of operation of the hereinabove I described device is asfollows: When it is. necessary or desirable to revive the fire in thepipe-powl 4, the casing 1, is placed on top of the pipe-bowl 4, in suchmanner that air may not enter thelatter except through the openings ofthe reticulated air-outlet 3. The smoker then smokes in the ordinarymanner with the result that air is drawn into the casing or shell 1,through the air-inlet 2, and this entering current of air, is broken upor interrupted by revolving the wheel7, or by shifting the movable body9, and the broken up or intermittent currents traverse the respectiveopenings of the air-outlet 3. Moreover the movements of the parts 7 and9 jar the pipe and thus loosen the tobacco. Under these circumstances,the currents of air entering the pipe-bowl are distributed uniformlythroughout the loosened contents thereof, and the intermittent orinterrupted nature of these currents to tobacco is to burn freely and toomit volumes of smoke without any undue or unusual exertion on the partof the smoker.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains that modifl cations may be made in details. For example, theair-outlet 3, may be adapted to fit over the lighted end of a cigar, asshown in Fig. 6, without departing from the spirit thereof. Hence I donot limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts,herenabove set forth and illustrated in the drawlngs, but

Having thus described the nature and ob ects of my present invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is-

1 A tobacco pipe accessory comprising, a casing or shell provided withan air inlet and with a reticulated air-outlet leading to the tobaccoand havinga movable ball interposed between the air inlet and outlet andoperated by the incoming draft to automatically break break up the aircurrents and jar and loosen the tobacco, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 3c signed my name.

ROBERT SINGLETON PEABODYI Witnesses:

ANDREW B. CAMPBELL, A. B .STOUGHTON.

